Types of Genetic Mutations Quiz

What type of mutation involves a change in a single nucleotide that does not alter the amino acid sequence of a protein?

• Missense mutation

• Silent mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation results in a premature stop codon, leading to a truncated protein?

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Deletion mutation

Identify the mutation type where one nucleotide is replaced by another, potentially altering the protein sequence.

• Substitution mutation

• Insertion mutation

• Deletion mutation

• Silent mutation

What is the term for a mutation that results in the addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence?

• Deletion mutation

• Insertion mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which mutation type involves the removal of one or more nucleotide base pairs from a DNA sequence?

• Insertion mutation

• Deletion mutation

• Silent mutation

• Substitution mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation that changes a single nucleotide and results in a different amino acid in the protein is called:

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following mutations does not change the length of the DNA sequence?

• Insertion mutation

• Deletion mutation

• Substitution mutation

• Nonsense mutation

What type of mutation is most likely to have no effect on the protein function?

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Silent mutation

• Deletion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which mutation type can lead to a frameshift, altering the reading frame of the genetic code?

• Silent mutation

• Missense mutation

• Insertion mutation

• Substitution mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A mutation that changes a codon to a stop codon is known as:

• Missense mutation

• Nonsense mutation

• Silent mutation

• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2